By Garmah Never Lomo, garmahlomo@gmail.com
Criminal Court “C” resident judge Blamo Dixon has issued a writ of subpoena Decu Tecum ad testificandum on the Liberian Drugs Enforcement Agency suspended Director General Abrham Kromah .
The judge’s decision was triggered from a motion made by one of the defense lawyers requesting Mr Kromah to appear before the court on Friday October 4,. The request according to the lawyers is also intended to have Col, Abraham Kromah give evidence in the case as to his role for and on behalf of the defendants.
“The suspended Director of the LDEA, Republic of Liberia to appear on Friday same being the 4th day of October so as to give evidence in this case as to his role for and on behalf of the defendants. The lawyers added.
In the same vein the court has also subpoenaed the LDEA officer in charge Christopher Peter to appear on Thursday October 3, along with CCTV recorder and tape that was taken from the home of the George Obi alias Japan.
It can be recalled the grand jury of Montserrado county indicted George Obi, Peter Mamah, Edwin Ozioko, Ndubuis Okornkwo, Igwe David, Sunday Udeh, Shelly, Shelton, Evan Jamo, China Ekwa, Edwin Ozioko, Bridgestone Harris and others to be identified.
The defendants according to our judicial correspondence were charged with the crimes unlawful Maintenance and distribution of controlled Drug or Substance, Unlicensed Sale and distribution of Controlled Drugs, or Substance Criminal Conspiracy.
The defendant’s alleged crimes violates 26, Section 14.94, Section 14.85, Section 14.89 (a), and (b), Section 14.91, and it’s against the peace and dignity of the Republic of Liberia.
It can be recalled that on February 21,2024 the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency Special team via- a Search and Seizures Warrant and a Writ of Arrest from the New Kru Town St. Paul Bridge Magistraterial Court was sent at the homes of the named Defendants. The named defendants were arrested with Kush; 800g, Heroin 133.5g Marijuana;500g and Tramadol 16.6g Totaling 1,450.1g.
The indictment added the Defendants being in the know of the harmfulness of these drugs to the growth and development of the country . The grand jury however said that the defendants had the intent to pollute Liberia’s youthful population, and they began to purposely, knowingly, willfully and intentionally, transport, distribute, and sell these drugs at the detriment of Liberian society.
Meanwhile, the LDEA investigation put the total value drugs caught with the Defendants during the commission of crimes Thirty one Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five United States Dollars) or its equivalence of LD$6,077,370.00 (Six Million Seven Hundred Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Liberian Dollars.